Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-25
CARLTON.
Hsw the Town IL Developing
Just Now.

Just Now.
Our reporter dropped in to see Mr..
Leo McGown, Jr., about Carlton.
Reporter-Well, how is business to-
day?
Well, it is pretty good. Selling a
few Carlton lots.
Rep.-Do you think the property is
going up there
l think it is pretty good invest
ment for anybody. 1t has the advan-
tages of all and more than most Of
the neighboring towns adjacent to the
foothills. Of course, there are no
hills in Carlton; they are behind it;
some of the smaller hills are up close
to the town.
Rep.-How about that oil? is there
any oil down there?
Yes, sir, there are oil wells there,
and the oil is flowing from them. |
don't know in what quantities, but it
is sufficient to interest manufacturers
and those who use it for fuel. There
was newspaper man in here short
time ago to-day, who spoke to me
about it; but / hardly like to express
myself fully because ] don't know
what the discovery amounts to rs yet.
Rep.--Well, would like to learn
something more about them; how
much oil is there coming from the
wells?
l don't know how many barrels.
We really have not located all the
wells yet. Since VIC have lots Of fine
water down there, we had looked
upon it 81 a disadvantage, but some
very cool headed men, who are inter
ested in some other lands, told us it
was bigger thing than our lots, that
we could make a thousand per cent
more money on it than We could Oh
our land.
Rep. We'll, is not that mere ad-
vertisement to catch buyers for your
lots? Is not that the inducement
offered?
No, we have not really advertised
it, nor do we pr ,pose to. In fact, all
our hill land ,--there are 1000
have withdrawn from the
We would not sell to
any person nor, because we may
find coal ard several other things.
Now, about thc oil there. 1t is
a very important thing for this rea-
son: The railroads use very large
quantities OF coal, the Pacific Rolling
Mills, Of San Francisco, use coal, the
ferry boats use coal, and for domestic
use there is very large consumption,
There is oil in Southern California,
because it has been found in differ
ent localities, and / don't see why
they can't find it in Carlton in very
large quantities. | don't like to say
whether it is big thing or not, but
which il due time and
shortly, will be given, will determine
the matter, and may say that ] am
already confident of what the result
will be.
Reportcr-What are your lots sell
ing for now?
We have sold several blocks at 800
lot and several parties have sold their
lots bought at 500 for 800. We had
another drawing and Mr.. Vail of the
Pasadena Star drew The house, for
get the block but I think it is 90.
Another Pasadena gentleman draw q
house, "A Mr.. Hobson.
Rep.-Well, how about that rail-
road, are you going to build that rail
roadP
Well, we will have the iron down
there inside of one week so that peO-
pie can see for themselves whether we
are going to build it or not.
Rep.--How about that hotel there
also, see there is going to be IL hotel
built there?
We'll, we don't propose to build q
Raymond hotel, but we are going to
build good one of sufficient size to
accommodate strangers who desire to
visit the country and look around for
or, for those people who
come from the East to spend few
weeks sight-seein. out here. The
water system we will build in due
time. We propose to have water
system all over the town. They are
selling lots now in other little
towns, not very far from
there for $3.50 and from that
on to $4,000 apiece and l think Carl
ton lots will be selling as we'll very
shortly. / really think it is Il good
investment for anybody to buy those
lots at 800, instead Of 800, at which
the cream of them are selling for now.
We have not many. The whole thing
from beginning to end is going to be
az sound as can be; We told the first
buyers that, I'll they did not like the
we would return the
any time" and we now say to
future buyers that We we. will give
buyers II chance to know what they
have bought.
.Well, AN very busy now"
Rep. "Well, would like to talk
to YOU about this thing when you are
at leisure
Well, / don't know as this is OF
special interest to the people, if they
don't want to buy they don't have to.
But, il you want to buy anything, or
your friends care to, you had better
do 30 right away. This is coniiden-
tial and don't want it published.
GOOD by"
"Good by"